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An Architectural Guidebook to Portland
by Bart King  Publisher Comments Portland strikes a unique balance between the rich architectural traditions of the past and the cutting-edge creative developments of modern architecture. Within a small downtown area can be found 19th-century cast-iron-front buildings, skyscrapers, old...
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101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
by Matthew Frederick Publisher Comments This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and...
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A Field Guide to American Houses
by Virginia Mcalester Publisher Comments For the house lover and the curious tourist, for the house buyer and the weekend stroller, for neighborhood preservation groups and for all who want to know more about their community -- here, at last, is a book that makes it both easy and pleasurable to...
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The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home
by George Howe Colt Publisher Comments In this intimate and poignant history of a sprawling century-old summer house on Cape Cod, George Howe Colt reveals not just one family's fascinating story but a vanishing way of life. Faced with the sale of the treasured house where he had spent forty...
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Brunelleschi's Dome (00 Edition)
by Ross King 
Powells.com Staff Pick Of the many transformations that architecture has undergone throughout history, none is more important to the Renaissance than Filippo Brunelleschi's dome design for the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence. Few books have introduced...
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Why Buildings Stand Up : the Strength of Architecture (80 Edition)
by Mario Salvadori Synopsis The alliance between architecture and structure and the people who forged it is the topic of this book. The author provides an introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day....
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500 Bungalows
by Doug Keister Synopsis Popularity meets affordability as America's favorite house style (according to a 2005 survey on About/Architecture.com) comes at a price point that every bungalow fan can afford. There is perennial interest in all things bungalow related. Every year...
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Discoveries: Cathedrals and Castles (Discoveries)
by Erlande Brandenburg Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed...
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Architecture Styles Spotter's Guide: Classical Temples to Soaring Skyscrapers
by M Jane Taylor Publisher Comments To the average Joe, a building is a building; but to an architecture spotter, a building is much more. It's a post-modern masterpiece, an Edwardian edifice, an art deco domain, a prairie-style palace. In the Architecture Styles Spotter's Guide...
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
by John Ruskin Publisher Comments Classic work by the great Victorian expresses his deepest convictions about the nature and role of architecture and its aesthetics. This authoritative edition includes reproductions of the 14 original plates of Ruskin's superb drawings of architectural...
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Brunelleschi's Dome
by Ross King
Powells.com Staff Pick It took decades of dedication from Brunelleschi and the entire Florentine community to create one of the most studied and beautiful structures in the world. In a steadily engaging and accessible manner, Ross King brings to life the challenges and...
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Geography of Home: Writings on Where We Live
by Akiko Busch Publisher Comments Writings on where we live, a meditative tour of the home....
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Frank Lloyd Wright: American Master Architect (Tiny Folios)
by Kathryn Smith Synopsis A pocket-sized overview of the architect's entire career, with more than zoo photographs, drawings, and examples from Wright's own collection of Asian art. A master of modern architecture, an artist of unrivaled international stature, Frank Lloyd Wright (...
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Chicago Architecture & Design
by Michelle Galindo Synopsis America's third largest city is a veritable textbook of architectural styles. Long known as the birthplace of the skyscraper and modern architecture, Chicago's buildings rise brilliantly and brazenly from the plains to declare their importance to the...
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The House Beautiful: An Unabridged Reprint of the Classic Victorian Stylebook
by Clarence Cook Publisher Comments Profusely illustrated volume by 19th-century pioneer of professional art criticism offers valuable information on how to furnish a home tastefully and affordably. Charming, lucidly written text covers everything from firescreens, curtained archways and...
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The House Book
by Phaidon Press Publisher Comments Now available in a convenient pocket-sized mini format, this is the essential illustrated reference book for everyone interested in houses....
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Origins of Modern Town Planning
by Leonardo Benevolo Publisher Comments Carefully documented and copiously illustrated, The Origins of Modern Town Planning delves into the social origins and history of town planning in nineteenth-century England and France.The touchstone of Benevolo's research is the relationship between...
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San Francisco: Architecture & Design (And Guides)
by Michelle Galindo Synopsis San Francisco, the city of so many people's dreams, is seeing a new wave of architectural innovation every bit the match for the area's stunning landscapes and earlier architectural gems. All of these buildings have been designed to blend seamlessly into...
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Los Angeles: Architecture & Design
by Karin Mahle Synopsis Eclecticism is LA's defining characteristic. It's a thriving hybrid of a city - decentralized with no clearly defined hub - and its architecture reflects its character. Here is a little guide that will give tourists and professionals alike an overview of...
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Amsterdam: Architecture and Design
by Sabina Marreiros Synopsis One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced last year, the Amsterdam and: guide highlights several of the city's newest and most interesting governmental, residential, and commercial buildings (by architects such as Steven Holl, Renzo Piano,...
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